Assembly Bill A11389

Vetoed By Governor
2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the release of sealed court records

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A11389 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7863
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง81, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3087
2013-2014: A4337
2015-2016: A6428
2017-2018: A350
2019-2020: A34
2021-2022: A254
2023-2024: A6478
2025-2026: A7198

2009-A11389 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the release of sealed court records.

2009-A11389 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  11389

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 8, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at request of M. of A. Perry,
  DenDekker) -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Governmental
  Operations

AN  ACT  to amend the public officers law, in relation to the release of
  sealed court records

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
81 to read as follows:
  S 81. RELEASE OF SEALED COURT RECORDS. 1. ANY PERSON WHO INTENTIONALLY
RELEASES OR OTHERWISE DISCLOSES TO  ANOTHER  THE  NATURE,  SUBSTANCE  OR
CONTENTS OF A SEALED COURT RECORD, EXCEPT IF REQUIRED BY STATUTE OR UPON
WRITTEN  ORDER  ISSUED  BY  A  COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION, SHALL BE
GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL PROHIBIT
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF A SEALED COURT RECORD  OR,  IF  SUCH
PERSON  IS  DECEASED,  THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HIS OR HER ESTATE,
FROM DISCLOSING TO ANOTHER THE NATURE, SUBSTANCE OR CONTENTS OF  HIS  OR
HER COURT RECORD.
  2. A "SEALED COURT RECORD" SHALL MEAN ANY RECORD REQUIRED TO BE SEALED
PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  160.50,  160.55, 160.58, 720.15, OR 725.15 OF THE
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, OR SECTION 375.1 OR 375.2 OF  THE  FAMILY  COURT
ACT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17223-05-0

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